Collapsible capsule.



R. H. BELL.

GOLLAPSIBLE GAPULE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1910.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

RALCY BUSTED BELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COLLAPSIBLE CAPSULE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

Application filed September 20, 1910. Serial No. 582,811.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RALCY Hus'rnn BELL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Collapsible Capsules, of w ich the following is a specification.

The main object of my invention is to afford a compressible capsule which is adapted to discharge its contents in the form of a blast, spray, or stream,a self-contained ejector in which fluid, semi-fluid or comminuted matter is hermetically sealed until desired for immediate use; and the invention consists essentially in a collapsible capsule in which are incorporated filaments which may be extracted to form holes for the discharge of the contents of the capsule substantially as herein described and claimed specifically.

While applicable to an infinite variety of uses and purposes my capsule is designed more especially as a one dose or ap lication device to be discarded after use, alt ough it may be made to contain material for a gluraht of doses or applications if desire the istin ishin feature of novelty being the use 0 embe ded filaments which may be extracted to form apertures for the discharge of the contents of the capsule.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of a capsule of ovoidal form made in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, is an end view; Fig. 3, a central lon gitudinal section; Fig. 4, a view illustrating a use of the device, Fig. 5, is an elevation of the capsule having the discharge end contractcd into the form of a nozzle.

The capsule C, is made of gelatin or any other suitable material possessing the requisite degree of flexibility, and has a cavity 0, in which is contained the substance to be dispensed or applied. It is also provided, preferably at its narrow end, with embedded filaments a, which extend into the cavity a, and are adapted to be readily pulled out or extracted to form apertures or passages through which the contents of the capsule may be forcibly ejected by the compression of the sides of the capsule between the thumb and finger as indicated in Fig. 4, for instance, or by any other convenient application of force.

The filaments a, may consist of suitable lengths of thread, cord, bristles, wire or any other material adapted to be wholly withdrawn from the capsule for the purpose designated; and they may be of any de sired size or shape in cross section as may be found most expedient.

Among the various uses to, which my ejector-ca sule is adapted may be mentioned the direct local application of antiseptic, hygienic, medicinal preparations; the treatment of colds, rippe, catarrh, tonsilitis, sore throat and innumerable other diseases or morbid aifections; the prevention of contagious diseases; disinfect-ion; and so on, ad libz'tum.

Prepared as a single dose or application device it may be immediately discarded or destroyed after use, thus preventing possibility of contagion, infection, &c.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secureby Letters atent, is:

A receptacle for a medicament formed of compressible material and having spray outlets normally closed by removable filaments.

RALCY HUSTED BELL. Witnesses:

Gno. WM. MIA'I'I, LILLIA MIA'I'I. 

